Climate experts have suggested January and February 2020 could be among the coldest for decades.
Britain could be facing a new"Beast from the East" big freeze this winter, scientists have warned.
After studying sea temperatures and air pressures over the north Atlantic Ocean, climate experts have suggested January and February 2020 could be among the coldest for decades. This would be caused by the jet stream - strong winds that move weather systems across from the Atlantic to Britain - deflecting southwards for weeks around Christmas, allowing freezing air to dominate the country, it is predicted.
The predictions for over four months' time are one of the longest-range UK weather forecasts ever attempted.Scientists from University College London have forecast an average temperature of 3.9C for January to February next year in central England - which they said was 0.5C below the 1981-2010 average for the same period.:"This would rank 2020 January-February central England as the coldest winter since January-February 2013.
"It would also rank January-February 2020 as the seventh coldest winter in the last 30 years, and the 23rd coldest winter since 1953."
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